Art Quote by Albert Pinkham Ryder

When inspiration dies, imitation thrives.

— Walter Darby Bannard

Emulation and imitation can legitimately influence one's development, but ultimately the artist must find his own path - and be true to himself.

— Ken Danby

Imitation pleases, because it affords matter for inquiring into the truth or falsehood of imitation, by comparing its likeness or unlikeness with the original.

— John Dryden

Imitation is a caricature. Any imitation. Find out for yourself.

— Vladimir Horowitz

“Unknowing imitation is almost a recipe for bad design. If you don’t know where your ideas are coming from, you’re probably imitating an imitator.”

— Paul Graham

Never hesitate to imitate another writer. Imitation is part of the creative process for anyone learning an art or a craft. Bach and Picasso…

— William Zinsser

How life did imitate art sometimes. And the cruder the art, the closer the imitation.

— Stephen King

Art creates an incomparable and unique effect, and, having done so, passes on to other things. Nature, upon the other hand, forgetting that that…

— Oscar Wilde

Art is but imitation of nature.

— Vincent Van Gogh

All art is but imitation of nature.

— Anonymous

Imitation is for the most part so unconscious that its effects are almost unheeded, but its influence is not the less permanent on that…

— Samuel Smiles

Imitation is just the fear of bringing out ur creative self.

— Niidoodo